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Investing.com -- PIMCO, a leading bond firm, has privately loaned almost $6 billion to borrowers in emerging markets, primarily governments, this year, according to Reuters, citing the company’s head of emerging markets portfolio management. These private loans provide higher returns and better protections for the lender.
The $6 billion figure is close to the roughly $8.5 billion that PIMCO lent last year through 27 deals, said Pramol Dhawan. In recent years, PIMCO has provided around $25 billion in loans.
Emerging markets, wary of unfavorable shifts in broader sentiment, view private credit as a more flexible and less visible borrowing method. This trend is also apparent in developed economies. PIMCO’s borrowers include Panama, the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
PIMCO provides loans through private bonds and trades where the firm purchases existing public bonds at a discounted price, which is not disclosed. The firm prefers to lend to borrowers with low investment-grade or high sub-investment grade ratings.
Dhawan noted that PIMCO could secure a 150 basis-point increase relative to public investment-grade bonds from the same borrowers. For the high-quality end of the high-yield market, this could go up to 300 basis points.
One of the benefits of these off-market deals is that PIMCO can establish its own lender protection terms, known as covenants, which offer more protection than those on public deals.
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